Around the Rings – The 2023 Redbud Spectacular
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – The 2023 Redbud Spectacular
Wait – that’s not Gordon behind the iPhone! It’s the Pipkin family! Thank you to Dana Pipkin and Hannah Kate Pipkin for getting us started on G-Man style photos of the 2023 Redbud Spectacular. It’s also the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association’s Redbud Spectacular, so we’ve added the celebration photos to […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 APHA Zone 4 Texas Spectacular
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 APHA Zone 4 Texas Spectacular
The Zone 4 Texas Spectacular from May 26-29, 2023, was a huge hit! The 6-judge show at Extraco Event Center in Waco, Texas, was approved by: APHA, GCPHC, STPHC, TPHC, and PBPHC, and they included fun events like a Team Challenge and a Pro-Am Trail Challenge. Judges were Lori Gordon, Daren Wright, David Denniston, Eric Hubbard, Brendon Brown, and […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 MQHA Gateway Classic
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 MQHA Gateway Classic
The Missouri Quarter Horse Association just wrapped up its Gateway Classic, which spanned May 25-28, 2023. It happened at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St Louis, Missouri, as an AQHA & NSBA Approved show, with judges Chris Jones, Judd Paul, Rhonda Replogle, Eric Petersen, Tonya Brown, and Brad Jewett. Exhibitors were treated to events like the Ranch […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – 2023 SCQHA Palmetto Classic
June 2, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – 2023 SCQHA Palmetto Classic
The South Carolina Quarter Horse Association just finished up its 2023 Palmetto Classic at SC Equine Park in Camden, South Carolina, May 26-28, 2023. The show was AQHA & NSBA Approved, and judges were: Pamela Scott, Jan Hoskin-Hay, Manita McKool-DeFoor, and Kathryn Kope. Sunday after Halter and Showmanship, the show also held a one-judge NCQHA Special Event […]
Continue reading …In Loving Memory of Call Me Sister, 2001-2023
June 1, 2023 Comments Off on In Loving Memory of Call Me Sister, 2001-2023
Call Me Sister, by Paint Me Zippo and out of HF Skips Plaudette, was laid to rest on May 31, 2023. The 2001 APHA Sorrel Tobiano Mare with the familiar “Y” brand, for Yarnelle Farms, was Paul and Marylyn Caliendo’s first Paint Horse, purchased through Scott Suggs and Shannon McCulloch. After her purchase, the Simons […]
Continue reading …Around the Rings – APHA Zone 2 Photos and Results
June 1, 2023 Comments Off on Around the Rings – APHA Zone 2 Photos and Results
The results are in for the APHA Zone 2 Show from Las Vegas at South Point Equestrian Center! The show took place May 17-21, 2023, with a 6-judge Zone 2 Show and 4-judge POR. The Zone 2 judges were: John Briggs, Sandy Curl, Margo Ball, Michael Ochetto, and Tony Burris, The POR judges were: Mark Baus, […]
Continue reading …Do Your Equine Contracts Really Protect You?
June 1, 2023 Comments Off on Do Your Equine Contracts Really Protect You?
Equine contracts can be good news or bad news. The good news is that the contracts used in your equine activities–such as waiver/release documents, training contracts, boarding contracts, leases, and sale contracts–can potentially prevent legal disputes from occurring. The bad news is that your contracts might not protect you as well as you expect. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a legal dispute to discover the shortcomings of your contracts. Careful advance planning, however, can improve your chances of success.
Continue reading …Paying It Forward – Pennsylvania Quarter Horse Style
June 1, 2023 Comments Off on Paying It Forward – Pennsylvania Quarter Horse Style
By Delores Kuhlwein We often hear about people paying it forward to others – from the drive through at Starbucks to the one at McDonalds, since people lifting each other’s spirits and simply making the world a better and brighter place is newsworthy. Undoubtedly, we also see the horse community rallying when tragedy strikes. But […]
Continue reading …Even More Around the Rings Photos from The Premier – with the G-Man!
May 31, 2023 Comments Off on Even More Around the Rings Photos from The Premier – with the G-Man!
One more set of around the rings photos have come in from Gordon Downey from The Premier in Lexington, Kentucky! “Lexington was awesome and the horsepower was amazing!” says Gordon. “There were happy, healthy horses as far as the eye could see, and I feel I am taking a little part of the Bluegrass sentiment […]
Continue reading …Saddling Up To Be A Government Ally
May 30, 2023 Comments Off on Saddling Up To Be A Government Ally
How you can help protect your beloved industry with good, old fashioned politicking.
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